Central Idea
The central idea of an informational text is...______ + _____________
What is The topic + What the author wants you to take away about the topic.
You should use this annotation strategy EVERY TIME you read a new text.
What is chunking?
What do you need to include in every short response question?
Claim
2 quotes
1-2 sentences of reasoning
Define Point of View
Perspective of narrator/character/ AKA how they see the world
What is wrong with this central idea?
The central idea is how this group of activists in florida dealt with climate change problems.
Central idea should ANSWER the question, not ask a question.
A group of activists in Flordia dealt with Climate change problems through community organizing.
INSTEAD OF:
The central idea is how this group of activists in florida dealt with climate change problems.
When a question references a specific paragraph or section of the text, you should...
What is go back and reread that section
Spelling and grammar are part of your grade for the _____ but not the _____
Extended response/essay
short responses
Name 2 strategies you can use if you're feeling anxious or overwhelmed during the test
Name one place to pay extra attention to when looking for central idea.
intro section, title, final paragraph, section headings
On Vocab in context questions, you should do _______ to check that your answer is correct
Plug in your guess/ substitute it for the word within the passage
Each body paragraph should have...
Topic sentence
2 quotes
1-2 sentences of reasoning
What's the difference between tone and mood?
tone= author's attitude on subject
Mood= how it makes you feel as reader
When they say a central idea is developed they mean...
develop=grow
How an author presents the idea from beginning to end
You can treat unknown words as if they are _________ as you read.
Blank spaces
To earn full credit for ORGANIZATION, you need _____ & ________.
to break your writing in the paragraphs
to use transition words
MoMa will review answers
one is a topic and what author wants you to take away, the other is a THEME that you can apply to any story.
Name 2 things you can do if you're stuck on a question
To proofread your writing, use CUPS, which stands for...
Capitzation
Understanding
Punctuation
Spelling
Name 3 possible ways a line or section can Contribute to a story
For example: to develop the point of view of the narrator
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